English Explanatory Dictionary

retrieval

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of retrieving or something retrieved.
  2. The operation of accessing data, either from memory or from a storage device.
  3. The cognitive process of bringing stored information into consciousness.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈtɹiːvəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retrieval.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-retrieval.wav

Word forms

retrieval retrievals

Derived words

document retrieval information retrieval postretrieval preretrieval text retrieval
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